Lot 53BEATLES-1962-1966-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-APLLE-NMINT/NMINT

DIRE STRAITS-COMMUNIQUE-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO- 9102031. A rare British original of the cult album.Communiqué is the second studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1979. Communiqué was recorded in November-December 1978, at Compass Point Studios, Nassau and produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The album was the first to debut in the German charts at number 1 in the first week of sales (their debut album Dire Straits was still at number 3 in this country). In total, it has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In Europe, 3,600 thousand copies were sold, and in the USA it reached gold status. ...more

MOODY BLUES-IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML711. Matrices A-3W/B-2W. A very rare original of the cult album.  In Search of the Lost Chord is the third studio album by the British band The Moody Blues, released in July 1968 on Deram Records. The Moody Blues' second album, recorded in the classic Hayward—Pinder—Lodge—Thomas Edge line—up, and the band's second work with producer Tony Clark. On this record, the band's signature sound was formed, built around a mellotron. The album was written under the influence of LSD, transcendental meditation and Oriental music, in particular, Hindustani music. The theme of the album's songs touches on such topics as the spiritual development of a person, his desire for search and discovery. Two songs from the record, "Ride My See-Saw" and "Voices in the Sky", were also released as singles. After the release of In Search of the Lost, Chord took quite high positions in the charts. In the UK, he was in the top five albums, and in Germany and the USA in the top thirty. According to the results of sales, the record received gold status in the USA, and platinum in Canada. In Search of the Lost Chord received positive reviews from critics and was included in various lists of the best progressive rock albums. ...more

PRESLEY, ELVIS-CLAMBAKE-1967-THE FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-RD-7917. A rare British original of the King of rock and roll. Clambake is the sixteenth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3893, in October 1967. This is the soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name starring Presley. He entered RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee on February 21, 1967 for recording sessions for his twenty-fifth film. Additional sessions of materials were held on September 10 and 11, 1967. It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200. ...more

FOREIGNER-HEAD GAMES-1979-THE FIRST PRESS PROMO USA-ATLANTIC- SD29999. A very rare promo original of the cult American band. The singles "Dirty White Boy" and "Head Games" consolidated the success of the album. In the USA, the album received platinum status. ...more

BECK, JEFF-TRUTH-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-COLUMBIA- SCX6293. Matrices A-1/B-1 . 1H/1O Stamper (A dream!) A very rare British original of the blues rock grandee. Truth is the debut album by Jeff Beck, released in 1968 in the UK on Columbia Records and in the USA on Epic Records. He introduced the talents of his backing band The Jeff Beck Group, in particular Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, to a wider audience and reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 . ...more